At the closing price on the 6th, the number of advancing stocks in the Nikkei average constituent stocks was 63, the number of declining stocks was 162, and the number of unchanged stocks was 0.

The U.S. stock market was mixed on the 5th. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 40,755.75, down 219.22 points (-0.54%), the Nasdaq rose 43.36 points (+0.25%) to 17,127.66, and the S&P 500 closed at 5,503.41, down 16.66 points (-0.30%). The sell-off was driven by unexpectedly weak August ADP employment statistics, raising concerns about the labor market and economic slowdown. However, the market recovered as the August ISM non-manufacturing index unexpectedly improved, easing concerns about a slowdown in the economy. Nevertheless, profit-taking sales were driven by caution ahead of the U.S. employment report scheduled for release on the 6th, leading to a further decline in the Dow and widening losses. The Nasdaq, supported by a rebound in semiconductor maker Nvidia, rose slightly, ending mixed.

Although US stocks were mixed, the Tokyo stock market started trading with a buying advantage, leading the way for a rebound against the recent decline. The anticipation of pension-related purchases remained strong, and after the opening, the Nikkei average rose to 36,898.28 yen. However, factors such as a stronger yen and concerns about tonight's US employment statistics weighed on the market, causing it to enter negative territory compared to the previous day. Due to the high caution surrounding the US employment statistics, active trading was restrained, and the market remained weak in the afternoon session.

The Nikkei average at the closing price was 36,391.47 yen, down 265.62 yen (-0.72%) from the previous day. The trading volume on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime market was 1.6843 billion shares, with a trading value of 3.8553 trillion yen. In terms of industry, machinery, iron & steel, electric appliances, nonferrous metals, and securities/commodity futures trading companies declined, while the electricity/gas industry, warehouse/transportation-related industry, retail trade, other products, and food sectors only rose. The number of advancing stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime market was 26%, while the number of declining stocks was 70%.

The top contributor to the decline was Toyo Electric <8035>, which pushed down the Nikkei average by about 41 yen with one stock. SoftBank Group <9984> ranked second, followed by Daikin <6367>, Advantest <6857>, Recruit Holdings <6098>, Sony Group <6758>, and Shin-Etsu Chemical <4063>, among others.

On the other hand, the top contributor to the advance was Konami Holdings <9766>, which pushed up the Nikkei average by about 9 yen with one stock. First Retailing <9983> ranked second, followed by M3 <2413>, NTT Data <9613>, Shiseido <4911>, Kao <4452>, and Kikkoman <2801>, among others.

* As of 15:00

Nikkei Average Stock Price: 36,391.47 (-265.62)

Number of rising stocks 63 (contribution +70.64)

Number of falling stocks 162 (contribution -336.26)

Number of unchanged stocks 0

○ Top advancing stocks

Code, Stock Name, Latest Price, Day Change, Contribution

<9766> Konami Group 13125 300 9.81

<9983> First Retail 44100 80 7.85

<2413> M3 1412 87 6.83

<9613> NTT DATA G 2325 36 5.80

<4911> Shiseido 3247 152 4.97

<4452> Kao 7138 149 4.87

<2801> Kikkoman 1627 25 4.00

<8267> AEON 3838 89 2.91

<9843> Nitori HD 22015 105 1.72

<8001> Itochu Corporation 7530 50 1.63

<7735> SCREEN 9700 125 1.63

<3092> ZOZO 4704 49 1.60

<7832> Bandai Namco HD 3259 16 1.57

<8252> Marui Group 2497 36 1.16

<3099> Mitsukoshi Isetan HD 2221 34 1.11

<4503> Astellas Pharma 1801 7 1.06

<7974> Nintendo 7763 32 1.05

<9735> Secom 10780 25 0.82

<1721> Comsys HD 3201 23 0.75

<2282> Nippon Ham 5507 41 0.67

Top decreasing stocks

Code, Stock Name, Latest Price, Day Change, Contribution

<8035> Tohoku Electric 22000 -425 -41.68

<9984> SoftBank Group 7708 -138 -27.07

<6367> Daikin Industries 17305 -675 -22.07

<6857> Advantest 5868 -82 -21.45

<6098> Recruit Holdings 8299 -126 -12.36

<6758> Sony Group Corp 13195 -345 -11.28

<4063> Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 5734 -52 -8.50

<6954> Fanuc Corp 3897 -51 -8.34

<6861> KEYENCE CORPORATION UNSPONSORED ADR 63900 -2390 -7.81

SMC fell by 2060 points, down 6.73% to 60000.

<6762> TDK CORPORATION UNSPONSORED ADR 9142 -60 -5.88

<4568> Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. 5646 -57 -5.59

<6920> LASERTEC CORPORATION 23315 -420 -5.49

<9433> KDDI 4851 -28 -5.49

<7203> Toyota Motor 2583 -33.5 -5.48

<3659> Nexon 2730 -80 -5.23

<6981> Murata Manufacturing 2831 -63 -4.94

<4519> Chugai Pharmaceutical 6577 -48 -4.71

<4901> Fujifilm 3781 -44 -4.32

<6501> Hitachi 3272 -121 -3.96